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Table 1 Concentration of marker inhibitors and metals detected in OMSW fibre hydrolysate and the respective minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) for Escherichia coli

From: Robust microorganisms for biofuel and chemical production from municipal solid waste

Analyte*

Concentration

MIC (E. coli) [mM]

[mM]

± SD

Acids

Levulinic

29.64

± 0.37

345a

Acetic

5.77

± 0.09

416a

Propionic

0.24

± 0.08

570b

Butyric

0.11

± 0.0027

460b

Hexanoic

0.11

± 0.02

12c

Aldehydes

Vanillin

2.10

± 0.10

10d

5-HMF

n/d

32d

Furfural

n/d

36d

Metals

Calcium

119.20

± 0.000032

n/a

Sodium

15.26

± 0.00014

n/a

Potassium

7.67

± 0.000030

n/a

Magnesium

3.65

± 0.00099

n/a

Iron

0.70

± 0.000028

1e

Aluminium

0.58

± 0.00014

2f

Zinc

0.12

± 0.000020

n/a

Manganese

0.050

± 0.000056

1f

Nickel

0.0061

± 0.000090

20f

Chromium

0.0011

± 0.00013

1f

Copper

0.00082

± 0.00031

1f

Antimony

0.00078

± 0.000053

5f

Vanadium

0.00072

± 0.00015

1f

Cobalt

0.00055

± 0.00019

1g

Molybdenum

0.00019

± 0.00035

n/a

Lead

0.000049

± 0.000031

5f

  1. ± SD, standard deviation of triplicates to 2 significant figures; n/a, not applicable; n/d, not detected
  2. * Aldehydes and Levulinic acid were measured by ultra performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS). Other organic acids were measured by gas chromatography with flame-ionisation detection (GC-FID). Metals were measured by ionisation coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS). All values reported to at least 2 significant figures
  3. a [34]; b [35]; c [36]; d [37]; e [38]; f [39]; g [40]